zoo keepers

Introduces young learners to the sound of the letter "z" through a story about a visit to the zoo.

Describes what a zoo provides for its visitors and discusses the kinds of jobs performed there. Includes sidebar information, color photos, a glossary, and an index.

An A to Z picture book about zookeepers and the jobs they do to care for the animals, along with an expository text providing detailed information about specific animals.

Samson Brown is overjoyed when Neva Wilson is hired to replace him as caretaker to Hannah, the only elephant at the Max L. Biedelman Zoo, but while Sam and Neva work together to move Hannah to an elephant sanctuary, the zoo's director tries to revitalize his business by spotlighting Hannah as a star attraction.

Simple text and photographs present zoo keepers and their role in the community.

Zookeeper Amos McGee, who is adored by all the animals, gets some unexpected guests while home sick one day.

Relates the story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, Christian zookeepers at the Warsaw Zoo, who helped save the lives of approximately three hundred Polish Jews during World War II by housing and feeding them on zoo grounds and teaching them how to "pass" as Aryan.

Photographs and text describe the various jobs that zookeepers do; and includes personal profiles and facts about each job.

Words and pictures show the many duties performed by zookeepers.